Riding attachment for harrows



C. K. JOHNSON.

RIDING ATTACHMENT FOR HARROWS. APPUCATION man "L25, 1911.

1,343,827. Patented June 15,1920.

G. +6 u H) 1 cmromqsom UNITED STATES CHARLES K. JOHNSON, or DANUBE, MINNESOTA.

PATENT OFFICE.

RIDING TTACHM NT ron ,HARROWSQ Application filed April 25, 1917. Serial No. 164,460.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, GHAnLEsK. JorrNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Danube, in the county of Renville,State of Minnesota, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Riding Attachments 1 for Harrows; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in riding attachments for harrows, and has for its primary object to provide a device of this character more particularly adapted for use in connection with harrows of the gang type.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be attached to any type of gang barrow.

Referring to the drawings,

..Figure 1, is a topv plan view'of a'harrow showing the device attached thereto, I

Fig. 2, is a transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of the arms,

Fig 4 is a detail P rspective view of the block, and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view' of the fork.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 10 designate harrows which are secured together to form a gang by means of a rigid bar or the like 11,- this being done in any desired manner.

Connected to the bar as at 12 are'two arms 13 extending upward and rearward over the barrows, converging at 1-1, and passin at their rear ends alongside a block 16 to which they are secured as by bolts 15. The block has its upper edgeinclined upwardand rear-:

ward, and through the block are formed three vertical holes 17. In one of these is mounted the stem 18 of a fork 19 whose I arms have bearings 20 for the shaft of a caster wheel 22. In'another hole is seated a stud 25at the forward'end of a standard 26, the rear end 27 of which supports a seat 28. In the third hole 17 is seated a stud 3O oarrylng a cross bar 31 which has foot rests 32.

In operation, the frame is adaptedto be attached'to the rigid bar 11 of the harrow, and the vertical stem 18 of the fork' 19 is adapted to swivel in anopening 17 of the block 16. With the parts in this position the operator may ride the seat 28 with his feet in the foot rest and it willbe seen that the caster wheel is free'owing to its swiveled Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11119 15, 1920. i v

mounting to follow the barrow regardless of the direction it may take.

, i It will thus be seen that the present invention provides a device of this character which is particularly comfortable for the operator; a device which may be attached to any type of gang harrow,and also a device which is cheap and easy to manufacture.

.having a stud removably engaged in an other, and a caster wheel having a fork provlded'with a stem removably engaged in the remaining hole.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature I in the presence of two witnesses.

' CHARLES K. JOHNSON.

Witnesses: I

.A. N. NELSON, H. C. BURMINGHAM. 

